The Marine Museum at Fall River is a cultural gem and contains a wealth of Fall River Maritime History especially Steam Ship and Titanic memorabilia. Discover the art, books, models and many treasures the Marine Museum holds. This is a must see
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The Marine Museum at Fall River is a cultural gem and contains a wealth of Fall River Maritime History especially Steam Ship and Titanic memorabilia. Discover the art, books, models and many treasures the Marine Museum holds. This is a must see resource for landlubbers and mariners alike.

Carol Gafford is a public librarian, family historian, amateur archivist and book savior. She is currently the youth services/outreach librarian at the Swansea Public Library and volunteers for several museum and historical societies including the Marine Museum at Fall River, the Swansea Historical Society and the Bristol Historical and Preservation society. She is the editor of Past Times, the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists and is always looking for a new project to take on.

nu·tri·tion/n(y)o?o'triSH?n/

The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.

Food; nourishment.

This online definition of Nutrition clearly shows that food is necessary for health and growth and is nourishment for our bodies.

As we all know, we ARE what we eat, the nutrition we take into our bodies fuels us by breaking down and feeding our cells, brain, muscles, organs, etc. The food choices we make ultimately bring us health, or not...

Our passion comes from things we love, things we nurture, things that drive us to do what we do every day, things we live for! Do you love what you do for work and if so, you're fulfilled on a certain level. If not, there's a void there, a missing piece to the puzzle of your nourishment.

You see, we are more than just a sum of what we eat. Our "primary foods" are our relationships, our careers, our physical exercise and our spirituality. These things nourish us and feed our souls; they are the source of our passion (relationships), the reason we get up every day (work, career, school), the ease with which we get up every day (physical exercise), and the hope we hold dear to our hearts (spirituality).

The food we eat is just a part of the whole picture, part of the puzzle of health, and that's the part not discussed in America. The whole picture has been split apart as we sit in our houses and buildings away from Mother Nature. We live with heat and electricity, sheltered from the cold and heat, unaware of the cycles of night and day with our lightbulbs burning 'round the clock. We think we are material beings on our own so many are lonely, some are selfish, millions are hurting, and we are all yearning for more...

In actuality we're spiritual beings living in a material world, in this vessel called a human body, destined to live out this life we are living.

Think about how natives live as one with the earth, one with Mother Nature, one with God. They live off the land, respecting the resources they're blessed with, they pray for abundance and are grateful for their bountiful harvests.

We, on the other hand, have supermarkets on every corner and fast food is available everywhere, day and night (and because our cycles are so mixed up, we do eat at all hours of the night!) No wonder we are lonely, hurting, ill and left wanting. Our souls are crying out for tenderness, love, nutrition (whole food instead of junk), fulfilling work, spiritual practice, and exercise for our bodies! We want to be connected to others!

This is all just "food for thought" as you move through your day and relate to your loved ones. This is the journey called Life and it's our shot at health, happiness and personal fulfillment, or not...